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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He looked at it a moment, patted her hand, put the ring to his lips, and the two sat silent, choked with something of joy and something of sorrow that shone through their brimming eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She brought the setting around to the outside of her finger, and gave him her hand.
arm
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From this reading "Jeanette," said the father, as he drew her to his chair arm, "let me see it."
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She brought the setting around to the outside of her finger, and gave him her hand.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Jeanette," said the father, as he drew her to his chair arm, "let me see it."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at it a moment, patted her hand, put the ring to his lips, and the two sat silent, choked with something of joy and something of sorrow that shone through their brimming eyes.
Barclay
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From this reading The next morning, before the guests were downstairs, Barclay, reading his morning papers before the fireplace, stopped his daughter, who was going through the living room on some morning errand.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The next morning, before the guests were downstairs, Barclay, reading his morning papers before the fireplace, stopped his daughter, who was going through the living room on some morning errand.
brimming
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From this reading He looked at it a moment, patted her hand, put the ring to his lips, and the two sat silent, choked with something of joy and something of sorrow that shone through their brimming eyes.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She brought the setting around to the outside of her finger, and gave him her hand.
chair
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From this reading "Jeanette," said the father, as he drew her to his chair arm, "let me see it."
choked
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From this reading He looked at it a moment, patted her hand, put the ring to his lips, and the two sat silent, choked with something of joy and something of sorrow that shone through their brimming eyes.
daughter
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From this reading The next morning, before the guests were downstairs, Barclay, reading his morning papers before the fireplace, stopped his daughter, who was going through the living room on some morning errand.
downstairs
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From this reading The next morning, before the guests were downstairs, Barclay, reading his morning papers before the fireplace, stopped his daughter, who was going through the living room on some morning errand.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Jeanette," said the father, as he drew her to his chair arm, "let me see it."
errand
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From this reading The next morning, before the guests were downstairs, Barclay, reading his morning papers before the fireplace, stopped his daughter, who was going through the living room on some morning errand.
eyes
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From this reading He looked at it a moment, patted her hand, put the ring to his lips, and the two sat silent, choked with something of joy and something of sorrow that shone through their brimming eyes.
father
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From this reading "Jeanette," said the father, as he drew her to his chair arm, "let me see it."
finger
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From this reading She brought the setting around to the outside of her finger, and gave him her hand.
fireplace
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From this reading The next morning, before the guests were downstairs, Barclay, reading his morning papers before the fireplace, stopped his daughter, who was going through the living room on some morning errand.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus Mary Barclay found them.
gave
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From this reading She brought the setting around to the outside of her finger, and gave him her hand.
going
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From this reading The next morning, before the guests were downstairs, Barclay, reading his morning papers before the fireplace, stopped his daughter, who was going through the living room on some morning errand.
guests
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From this reading The next morning, before the guests were downstairs, Barclay, reading his morning papers before the fireplace, stopped his daughter, who was going through the living room on some morning errand.
hand
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From this reading She brought the setting around to the outside of her finger, and gave him her hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Jeanette," said the father, as he drew her to his chair arm, "let me see it."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Jeanette," said the father, as he drew her to his chair arm, "let me see it."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She brought the setting around to the outside of her finger, and gave him her hand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next morning, before the guests were downstairs, Barclay, reading his morning papers before the fireplace, stopped his daughter, who was going through the living room on some morning errand.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Jeanette," said the father, as he drew her to his chair arm, "let me see it."
Jeanette
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From this reading "Jeanette," said the father, as he drew her to his chair arm, "let me see it."
joy
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From this reading He looked at it a moment, patted her hand, put the ring to his lips, and the two sat silent, choked with something of joy and something of sorrow that shone through their brimming eyes.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Jeanette," said the father, as he drew her to his chair arm, "let me see it."
lips
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From this reading He looked at it a moment, patted her hand, put the ring to his lips, and the two sat silent, choked with something of joy and something of sorrow that shone through their brimming eyes.
living
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From this reading The next morning, before the guests were downstairs, Barclay, reading his morning papers before the fireplace, stopped his daughter, who was going through the living room on some morning errand.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at it a moment, patted her hand, put the ring to his lips, and the two sat silent, choked with something of joy and something of sorrow that shone through their brimming eyes.
Mary
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From this reading Thus Mary Barclay found them.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Jeanette," said the father, as he drew her to his chair arm, "let me see it."
moment
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From this reading He looked at it a moment, patted her hand, put the ring to his lips, and the two sat silent, choked with something of joy and something of sorrow that shone through their brimming eyes.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, before the guests were downstairs, Barclay, reading his morning papers before the fireplace, stopped his daughter, who was going through the living room on some morning errand.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, before the guests were downstairs, Barclay, reading his morning papers before the fireplace, stopped his daughter, who was going through the living room on some morning errand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She brought the setting around to the outside of her finger, and gave him her hand.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The next morning, before the guests were downstairs, Barclay, reading his morning papers before the fireplace, stopped his daughter, who was going through the living room on some morning errand.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She brought the setting around to the outside of her finger, and gave him her hand.
papers
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From this reading The next morning, before the guests were downstairs, Barclay, reading his morning papers before the fireplace, stopped his daughter, who was going through the living room on some morning errand.
patted
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From this reading He looked at it a moment, patted her hand, put the ring to his lips, and the two sat silent, choked with something of joy and something of sorrow that shone through their brimming eyes.
put
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From this reading He looked at it a moment, patted her hand, put the ring to his lips, and the two sat silent, choked with something of joy and something of sorrow that shone through their brimming eyes.
reading
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From this reading The next morning, before the guests were downstairs, Barclay, reading his morning papers before the fireplace, stopped his daughter, who was going through the living room on some morning errand.
ring
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From this reading He looked at it a moment, patted her hand, put the ring to his lips, and the two sat silent, choked with something of joy and something of sorrow that shone through their brimming eyes.
room
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From this reading The next morning, before the guests were downstairs, Barclay, reading his morning papers before the fireplace, stopped his daughter, who was going through the living room on some morning errand.
said
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From this reading "Jeanette," said the father, as he drew her to his chair arm, "let me see it."
sat
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From this reading He looked at it a moment, patted her hand, put the ring to his lips, and the two sat silent, choked with something of joy and something of sorrow that shone through their brimming eyes.
see
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From this reading "Jeanette," said the father, as he drew her to his chair arm, "let me see it."
setting
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From this reading She brought the setting around to the outside of her finger, and gave him her hand.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She brought the setting around to the outside of her finger, and gave him her hand.
shone
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From this reading He looked at it a moment, patted her hand, put the ring to his lips, and the two sat silent, choked with something of joy and something of sorrow that shone through their brimming eyes.
silent
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From this reading He looked at it a moment, patted her hand, put the ring to his lips, and the two sat silent, choked with something of joy and something of sorrow that shone through their brimming eyes.
some
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From this reading The next morning, before the guests were downstairs, Barclay, reading his morning papers before the fireplace, stopped his daughter, who was going through the living room on some morning errand.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He looked at it a moment, patted her hand, put the ring to his lips, and the two sat silent, choked with something of joy and something of sorrow that shone through their brimming eyes.
sorrow
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From this reading He looked at it a moment, patted her hand, put the ring to his lips, and the two sat silent, choked with something of joy and something of sorrow that shone through their brimming eyes.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, before the guests were downstairs, Barclay, reading his morning papers before the fireplace, stopped his daughter, who was going through the living room on some morning errand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He looked at it a moment, patted her hand, put the ring to his lips, and the two sat silent, choked with something of joy and something of sorrow that shone through their brimming eyes.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning, before the guests were downstairs, Barclay, reading his morning papers before the fireplace, stopped his daughter, who was going through the living room on some morning errand.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He looked at it a moment, patted her hand, put the ring to his lips, and the two sat silent, choked with something of joy and something of sorrow that shone through their brimming eyes.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Thus Mary Barclay found them.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The next morning, before the guests were downstairs, Barclay, reading his morning papers before the fireplace, stopped his daughter, who was going through the living room on some morning errand.
Thus
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From this reading Thus Mary Barclay found them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Jeanette," said the father, as he drew her to his chair arm, "let me see it."
two
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From this reading He looked at it a moment, patted her hand, put the ring to his lips, and the two sat silent, choked with something of joy and something of sorrow that shone through their brimming eyes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning, before the guests were downstairs, Barclay, reading his morning papers before the fireplace, stopped his daughter, who was going through the living room on some morning errand.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The next morning, before the guests were downstairs, Barclay, reading his morning papers before the fireplace, stopped his daughter, who was going through the living room on some morning errand.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The next morning, before the guests were downstairs, Barclay, reading his morning papers before the fireplace, stopped his daughter, who was going through the living room on some morning errand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He looked at it a moment, patted her hand, put the ring to his lips, and the two sat silent, choked with something of joy and something of sorrow that shone through their brimming eyes.
